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girl - a young woman; "a young lady of 18" |
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missy,
fille |
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adult female,
woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
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babe,
baby,
sister a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby"
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belle a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"
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bimbo a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men
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chachka,
tchotchke,
tchotchkeleh,
tsatske,
tshatshke (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket
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chit a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect; "she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class"; "she's a saucy chit"
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colleen an Irish girl
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bird,
chick,
dame,
doll,
skirt,
wench warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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flapper a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress
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gal alliterative term for girl (or woman)
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gamine a girl of impish appeal
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gibson girl the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson
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jeune fille,
lass,
lassie,
young girl a girl or young woman who is unmarried
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maid,
maiden an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
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may queen,
queen of the may the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival
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mill-girl a girl who works in a mill
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party girl an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men
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peri (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
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ring girl a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights
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rosebud (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl
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sexpot,
sex bomb,
sex kitten a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal
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shop girl a young female shop assistant
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soubrette a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy
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sweater girl a girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters
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hoyden,
romp,
tomboy a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
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valley girl a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley
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working girl a young woman who is employed
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girl - a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls" |
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adult female,
woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
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